as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
yet another stoppage in play for some unexplained reason
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Recent Examples of stoppage
With his final contribution in a Bournemouth shirt being a stoppage-time winner against Spurs, Semenyo left the south-coast club to join City on January 9.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The first bill, called the AV Safety Data Act, would require NHTSA to mandate AV vehicle data such as miles traveled, injuries involving human drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists and unplanned stoppages.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The Wild goalie stuffed McDavid’s shot and got a stoppage.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Luis Suarez sparked the comeback in the 55th minute, then a stoppage time own goal from Elkin Rivero lifted Inter Miami past the hosts in the friendly.
—Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The first bill, called the AV Safety Data Act, would require NHTSA to mandate AV vehicle data such as miles traveled, injuries involving human drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists and unplanned stoppages.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The Wild goalie stuffed McDavid’s shot and got a stoppage.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Luis Suarez sparked the comeback in the 55th minute, then a stoppage time own goal from Elkin Rivero lifted Inter Miami past the hosts in the friendly.
—Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoppage
Noun
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As my colleagues in public health have stated recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association, nicotine pouches can be an effective smoking cessation tool.—
Timothy Vermillion,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Yet despite that, research into what happens during this natural cessation of menstruation and why is limited.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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This marked the end of the strike, which brought the San Francisco Unified School District to a halt for the first time in over 45 years.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Doja Cat‘s South African homecoming may have been brought to a halt when Hey Neighbour festival canceled its 2025 staging, but the Grammy winner will finally get to visit her motherland this spring.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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But nothing could have prepared viewers for the movie's ending, as an unfinished screenplay became the stuff of nightmares — literally and figuratively.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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For you, Valentine’s Day may mark an ending.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Slow pulsations near the end of the AGB phase lead to ejecta, but these ejecta are rarely visible directly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The vote on Tuesday sought to extend previous language that blocked tariff repeal resolutions from getting a vote, which expired at the end of January.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Of those, 15 have been concluded and 10 are at or near conclusion.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Dearest gentle readers, the time has nearly come for the conclusion of Bridgerton Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Stoppage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoppage. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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